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Wednesday 16 May 2012
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KMCN Service User Cancer Partnership Group

We first met in 2001 as a "Cancer Patients' Forum" following a Government initiative to involve patients in their own care. We have now become the 'KMCN Service User Cancer Partnership Group', with our own Facilitator reporting to the Service Improvement Managers and the Clinical Director of Quality and Care, who are all part of the Kent and Medway Cancer Network.

 

The members of the KMCN Service User Cancer Partnership Group are:

  • Cancer service users - patients, ex-patients, carers, family members

  • Representatives from the voluntary sector, including cancer support groups

  • Healthcare professionals who work in cancer services and have an interest in user involvement

 

What we aim to do:

  • Influence and improve the development and delivery of cancer services

  • Encourage the exchange of information within the Cancer Network

  • Provide working groups to find and push forward solutions to specific issues. We may not always achieve the desired result but will seek a valid explanation.

 

The Partnership Group is NOT a:

  • Fast track complaints service

  • Support Group

 

 

 

You can contribute by:

  • Completing a Expression of Interest form
    and sending it to us by email, post or fax. The address and other details are on the 'contact us' page

  • Signing up to receive our Newsletters

  • Attending quarterly meetings per year

  • Being part of a working group

  • Raising issues of importance to patients and carers

  • Commenting on the issues under discussion - by telephone, post, email or in person

  • Giving us your ideas on how to gather more patients' and carers' views

  • Representing the Partnership on Disease Orientated Groups (DOGs) and Cross Cutting Groups (CCGs) - complete an Expression of Interest DOG/CCAG form

 

The KMCN Service User Cancer Partnership Group can offer participants: 

  • A voice in improving and developing cancer services

  • Partnership working between health care professionals and service users

  • Involvement at regional and national level
  • Training and information
  • Expenses for travel and costs incurred when taking part in Locality/Partnership projects, meetings, training courses or other events

 

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